View of construction on Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, showing train tracks and Virginia Street, February 1911

The lanes of Van Nuys Boulevard run through the center of the image, indicated by white stripes on the side of each unpaved lane. A rail car sits on train tracks that cross the image horizontally in the foreground, along with a group of barrels.

Men stand near a horse-drawn cart in the left centerground, while an automobile sits to its right. Virginia Street is noted in the center background; several parallel streets can also be seen. Hills are visible in the background.